Overranging at multisection CT: An underestimated source of excess radiation exposure

Radiographics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1057-1067

  Schilham, Arnold ^a   van der Molen, Aart F ^b   Prokop, Mathias ^a   de Jong, Hugo W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77957699574     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.304095167     Document Type: Article

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